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If four ounces of orange juice contain 50 calories, how many ounces of orange juice will have 175 calories?

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175/50= 3.5 so 4 ounces time 3.5 = 14 ounces
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Answer:

175 calories. is obtained by 14 ounces of orange juice.

Explanation:

Given : four ounces of orange juice contain 50 calories

We have to find how many ounces of orange juice will have 175 calories.

UNITARY METHOD is a method in which we first find the value of a single unit and then multiply it with desired quantity.

Consider the given statement

four ounces of orange juice contain 50 calories

Apply unitary method ,

50 calories is obtained by 4 ounces of orange juice

1 calorie is obtained by
(4)/(50) ounces of orange juice.

Thus, 175 calories. is obtained by
(4)/(50)* 175 ounces of orange juice.

Simplify
(4)/(50)* 175 , we have,

175 calories. is obtained by 14 ounces of orange juice.

Thus, 175 calories. is obtained by 14 ounces of orange juice.

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